Where Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Where Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Where (48) may also be a first name.
Where Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Where Come From? nationality or country of origin
Where (Arabic: فيه) is found most in Iran. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Where click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Where? popularity and diffusion
The surname Where is the 3,055,934th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Where occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Where are found; 41 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 48 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,516,619. In Iran Where is most common in: Tehran Province, where 88 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 6 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.
Where Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Where has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Where surname rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Where Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Where in the Arabic language | ||
| فيه | fyh | - |
| فيّه | fyh | - |
| فيها | fyha | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Where
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